Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-12-03
0s... 10 LIVES LOST.
The NJ. A. SchCIten Sinks in the Enq-
Gsh Channel and Many
Lives Lost.
A N. erious COiIision-'onhictins
Reports of Ofieers-statements
by Survivors.

steamer w. hs SNANAN~AA- ~~PN- tAaAA1
which left Rotterdam yesterday for
New York. was sunk by a collision
with the steamer Rosa Mary of Hartle-
nool at II o'clock last night, ten miles
off Dover. The Scholten carried
complement of 30 passengers and crew.
The steamer Ebro of Sunderland res
cued many of the crew and passengers
and landed them at the Sailors home,
Dover. One hundred and forty of the
passengers are missing. One passen-
ger and child of the party brought to
Dover, were found dead from exposure.
The W. A. Scholten'S masts are visible
from Dover pier. Boats have left
Dover bound in all directions for the
purpose of saving life and property if
possible.
The Rosa Mary is anchored off Rams
gate with her bows stove.
The w. A. Scholten left Rotterdam
Saturday morning. At the time of the
accident dense fog prevailed. The
Scholten was struck on the port bow
by the Rosa Mary. Immediately after
the shock was felt the Scholten passen-
gers, all of whom had retired for the
night, rushed on deck in their night
Gowns. The boats were promptly Or
dered to be lowered, but it was found
that only two were available. The
three others were useless and were not
lowered. The water rushed swiftly
through the hole in the bow and ter
rible scene ensued. The panic-stricken
passengers uttered piercing shrieks
and many fell upon their knees and
prayed aloud. Little children clung
to their mothers, who, themselves were
shrieking with terror. The officers
were cool and seif-possessed and re-
manned on the bridge to the last. Sew
eral persons procured life-belts and
leaped into the sea. Within twenty
minutes of the shock the Scholten was
engulfed. All those who had put on
life bolts foated and were rescued by
the boats FROM the steamer Ebro which
cruised around until 4 o'clock in the
morning. Many of the rescued lost
wives, husbands, brothers and sisters.
The survivors were supplied with
clothes and everything Possible was
done to insure their comfort.
Up to . p. N. twenty-five bodies had
been recovered and landed at Dover.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
The passengers accounts differ re-
garding the circumstances of the COLI
sion and the reports of the officers of
the Scholten clash with those of the
officers of the Rosa Mary. Some OF
the passengers state that the evenings
merriment had ceased and most of the
passengers had retired TO their hunks,
only few remaining in the saloon,
when tremendous crash was heard on
the port bow. They say it is impossi-
BILE that the collision could have oc-
CURED by the Scholten striking an an
chored vessel.
The second mate of the Scholten re-
ports that he was on deck when he saw
an unknown steamer coming through
the fog. Before anything could be
done the Scholten was struck in the
fore rigging and port bow. The other
vessel, which he now presumes, was
the Rosa Mary. backed of and disap-
peared. Within twenty minutes the
Scholten sunk.
The captain of the Rosa Mary states
that HIS vessel was run into while an
chdred southeast of South sand head
by an unknown steamer. Finding that
the Rosa Mary was damaged he pro
ceeded to Dover roads. where the yes
sci is now docked. The Rosa Mary
was laden with Goals for st. Naxaire
According to the latest statement
there were 2l0 persons on board the
scholten, leaving 132 drowned and
missing.
The Scholten lies four miles from the
Admiralty pier. Her three masts are
visible. She is in position dangerous
TO navigation. A buoy and lights
have been placed on the wreck.
WHAT SURVIVORS SAY.
One Of those saved is Mont Colo.
from the Tyrol. He states that the
scenes on the sinking ship were terrible.
Ihe steerage passengers. stricken wirh
terror, ran about the deck in wild con-
fusion. The captain tried his utmost
10 restore order. but without effect.
Inc passengers rushed for the boats,
ana 1t was with the greatest difficulty
tnat the officers could keep them from
jumping into and sinking them. Collie
was In the water two hours. When
taken out he was greatly exhausted.
owing to the extreme cold and his e.
forts 10 keep ahOaJ. After the vessel
sunk the cries of persons in the water
could be heard for long time in all
directions.
Geo. Moore, a passenger. states that
when the crash occurred a genera
rush was made for the deck ''I was
tod that nothing serious had occurred, y
ne said, "but l secured life-belt.
lhere were six English passengers on
ooaru the vessel, and one of these, @
siri, asked Us to keep in group, that
inc English might go down together.
l was In the water long time before
Deing picked up. When the scholten
sank the cries We're heartrending. The
captain OF the Ebro, the -escuing
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